# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 7: Elections for local authority mayors in England

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

In section 9HC (voting at elections of elected mayors)—
(a) in subsection (1), for “which may be given for a candidate to be the elected mayor” substitute “(a “mayoral vote”)”;
(b) in subsection (2), after “system” insert “unless there are three or more candidates”;
(c) after subsection (2) insert—
“(3) If there are three or more candidates to be the elected mayor—
(a) the elected mayor is to be returned under the supplementary vote system in accordance with Schedule 1A, and
(b) a voter’s mayoral vote is accordingly a vote capable of being given to indicate the voter’s first and second preference from among the candidates.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/30/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-30/paragraph-7
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